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preswell

preswell verb: to cause to become engorged with fluid prior to some other operation.

Verb

preswell (third-person singular simple present preswells, present participle preswelling, simple past and past participle preswelled)

  1. To cause to become engorged with fluid prior to some other operation.
    • In order to secure uniform depth development it is often necessary to preswell the gelatin to facilitate access of the developer to the deepest grains.1949, Herman Joseph Yagoda, Radioactive measurements with nuclear emulsions, page 60
    • Dioctyl phthalate is used to preswell the polymers up to 50% by volume.1964, Government Reports Announcements

Examples of preswell in a sentence

  • Most workers, nevertheless, have attempted to interpenetrate the cell wall with monomer by preswelling with water or an oxygenated solvent.1968, Forest Products Journal - Volume 18, page 50:
  • The principal areas covered are deep grouting with several variations, French drains, and forced water techniques designed to preswell the clay.1984, Robert Wade Brown, Residential Foundations: Design, Behavior, and Repair, page 65:
  • While incubating with the primary antibody, preswell the protein A–Sepharose beads overnight.2001, Roberto Bruzzone, Christian Giaume, Connexin Methods and Protocols, →ISBN, page 245:

Forms of preswell

third-person singular presentpreswells
present participlepreswelling
past participlepreswelled
pastpreswelled

Origin of preswell

From pre- + swell.

Questions about preswell

What does preswell mean?
Preswell means to cause to become engorged with fluid prior to some other operation.
How do you use preswell in a sentence?
Most workers, nevertheless, have attempted to interpenetrate the cell wall with monomer by preswelling with water or an oxygenated solvent.
What part of speech is preswell?
Preswell is a verb.
What is the past tense of preswell?
The past tense of preswell is preswelled.

Words near preswell in the dictionary

  1. preswallow
  2. presweeten
  3. presweetened
  4. presweetening
  5. presweetens
  6. preswell
  7. preswelled
  8. preswelling
  9. preswells
  10. preswim
  11. preswing

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